A Photo Essay
By Alice Gilbert
The grocery list: a seemingly mundane errand companion. Most of us write them on our phones, or if we’re feeling bold, in our brains. Even bolder, we forgo the list entirely, letting the aisles guide us. I spent a weekend asking people carrying physical lists if I could see, and photograph, these small windows into their eating habits. Some were eager to share, while some double and triple-checked to make sure they hadn’t written their Social Security number. Or, God forbid, tampons. What can we learn about people from their shopping lists? As it turns out, quite a lot.
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Alice Gilbert grew up in Brookline, MA and graduated from Connecticut College in 2018. She is in her third and final year of the Food Studies program and has loved every minute of it. When she's not in class, she works as a full-time nanny during the week, and can be found attempting baking projects, trying new restaurants, and asking strangers on the street if she can pet their dogs.
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